The Treasury targets Piqué after leading Shakira to declare herself a criminal

The week started with Shakira in the Barcelona Court recognizing that he defrauded the Treasury of 14.5 million euros between 2012 and 2014. But not everything stops there, since the eye of the Tax Agency has also been and is focused on his ex, Gerard Piqué.

As elEconomista Already in February, the Treasury detected suspicious movements in the accounts of the former Barça player after the contract signed by one of his companies, Kosmos Football, for the organization of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Although the investigation is under summary secrecy, the sources consulted by this newspaper confirmed that the investigative court number 4 of Majadahonda, which investigates the alleged irregularities, has already required Caixabank to justify said hidden payments. The complainant, Miguel Galanpresident of Cenafe, pointed out that these payments could be transfers made to possible front men of the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, although that is something that has not yet been proven. The banking movement at Caixabank is not, however, the only one that raised the suspicions of the Treasury, as we already detailed.

New investigations

It should be remembered that Milan and Sasha’s father agreed to charge four million euros for each of the signed editions. Two have already been held, those in 2020 and 2022. In 2021, however, the competition was held in Seville due to Covid-19. The world New investigations are now being carried out, which have also been developing for months and involve both the holding company of the former Spanish national team center and the RFEF itself. The Tax Agency estimates that if Arabia makes payments to Kosmos by order of the Federation, VAT should be paid on the invoices. They are investigating whether Piqué has stopped paying it, which is why the Treasury maintains an open procedure for this.

Shakira and Hacienda

Shakira This Monday he concluded one of his two battles with the Treasury (he has the one from 2011 left) by admitting before the judge the tax fraud of 14.5 million euros committed between 2012 and 2014 and reaching an agreement with the accusations. The Barranquilla artist accepted the payment of a fine of more than 7 million euros and a three-year prison sentence that she will not serve as she has no criminal record.

It must be remembered that judges or courts, through a reasoned resolution, can suspend the execution of custodial sentences as long as they do not exceed two years. Gerard Piqué’s ex has a three-year sentence for six different crimes. However, each one separately adds up to six months, which is why it is released. The interpreter of Session 53 He said he admitted guilt because his children asked him to: “A wolf like me always chooses family.”

“I had two options: continue fighting until the end, mortgaging my peace of mind and that of my children, stop making songs, albums and tours, without being able to enjoy my career and the things I like, or make an agreement, close and leave this behind chapter of my life looking forward,” he said in a statement.